Month: September 2017

If you don’t know, you should. It’s inevitable, wallets in the future are going to be irrelevant other than to keep your family pictures… but that’s what smartphones are for, right?

You may have heard about them with all the talk around digital currencies like Bitcoin. And if you’re like me, you may have missed on the opportunity to win big.

In context, if you would have bought $1,000 worth of Bitcoin one year ago, you would have ended up with about $8,500 earlier this month.

And it’s still growing. According to Aurelian Menant, CEO of Gatecoin, Bitcoin is expected to hit $6,000/coin by the end of the year. Although many experts think that Bitcoin won’t really explode until 2019, the same experts expect to see a $13,000+ Bitcoin by March 2018.

That’s a lot of opportunity.

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet with Garland E. Harris, the CEO of Troptions Corp, Inc. to talk a little bit about another digital currency called Troptions (Trading Options).

Garland caught my attention because he’s marketing his coin as the first to be truly asset-backed. Looking to tackle the fear among would-be investors hesitant to purchase the coin because of lack of buying power, the organization is building up a “marketplace” of assets for shareholders and coin carriers to purchase items from.

The point I want to make here about Garland’s coin is that there’s nothing inherently valuable about a digital token economy, or a dollar bill, or a coin. The only reason these things have any value is that we’ve all decided they should. And because we’ve decided that, they do.

Money isn’t about paper or copper that we exchange with each other. It’s a collective story that we tell each other about value. A fiction that centers around “assets” that justify this fiction. And that’s really powerful.

We’re about to enter a new phase of money. For years, we’ve relied on big entities like banks, government and credit companies to establish trust in our economy. These intermediaries perform all the business and transaction processes, from authentication and clearing to setting and record keeping.

But there are problems:

They’re centralized, so they have a higher susceptibility to cyber attacks. JP Morgan and Experian come to mind.

They exclude billions of people who don’t have enough money for a bank account.

They take a big piece of the action (10-20%) to send our money across countries.

Above all else, they empower asymmetric economic growth — the rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer.

The future of money is programmable. When we combine software and currency, money becomes more than just a fiction of value, and we don’t have to rely on intermediaries for securities.

In this world, we can remove human error from the process.

Digital currencies will be the first step toward this new reality. Imagine a world where we could rent out our own data to Facebook and Google. They can run large-scale data analysis and provide me with a cryptographic proof they’re only using my data in the way we agreed.

And they can pay me for what they found out. This is a crucial moment in the evolution of the internet. People can get paid to live. We will essentially become the service economy of the future.

We’re entering a new era of programmable money. And it’s very exciting, but it’s also a little bit scary. My grandpa used to say that there would never be a reason for credit cards to exist as long as there’s cold hard cash. He’s passed since then, but I think he’d be surprised to hear that I hardly ever carry physical cash.

The future generation is already being programmed to think this is normal. They pay things with their phones, with their watches, with apps that look nothing like the velcro wallet I used to proudly carry around when I was their age.

There will always be trade-offs. With programmable money, we remove the part where big brother sticks its hand in our pockets. That’s right, digital currency democratizes money. And because of this, things are going to change in ways that we could never imagine.

I’m going to let you think about that for a while.

As for Troptions, they will complete the Initial Coin Offering on November 11, 2017. If you’re interested in learning more, visit www.TroptionsICO.com. And if you’re ready to invest in the future of money, let me know.

Garland E. Harris, President of Troptions Corporation says, “We have completed the agreement we started with NextG on August 23, 2017. NxG-ETC will be able to use the TROPTIONS to support their advertising budget to get the word out about their much-needed service that benefits the community.”

Mr. Harris states, “I look forward to working with NxG-ETC partners, which are developing back up communications systems for 1st Responders, CERTS Community Emergency Response Teams programs, beginning is Silicon Beach and the Zuma Beach, California areas. www.khdtv.net a NextG Company affiliate.

About Troptions Corporation

Troptions Corporation is a trading company that is building a vibrant community using the signature cryptocurrency TROPTIONS which provides a myriad of Trading OPTIONS. It is through the corporate buying power and talented curation of products and services that exclusive opportunities are made available to the Troptions community. TROPTIONS are a Counterparty (XCP) Asset on the Bitcoin blockchain.

NextG ETC, d.b.a. NextG Corp, (F.C.C Certified Exempt Telecommunications Company) will sell ultra HDTV cable services to the public starting with 2,000 channels of 4K resolution, NxG-ETC is currently applying for an FCC exemption to broadcast 8K experimental broadcasting station for EAS 1st Responders communications. Eventually the 4K and 8K IP Internet broadcasting services can reach all residents via the exclusive Troptions Bitcoin distribution services in the U.S.A. NxG-ETC “The Company” will provide the IP broadcast to any cellphone, DTV or computer with smart chip technology. NxG-ETC is fully licensed by the F.C.C. Federal Communications Commission and registered with the SEC Securities Exchange Commission by the F.C.C as an Exempt Telecommunications Company to resell advanced telecommunications services throughout the U.S.A. The company will provide exempt cable channel content, PPV Pay Per View movies and sports channel exclusives in “eye popping detail” and color similar to any ultra-high resolution movie theater. The Company hopes eventually to expand its prepaid telecommunications product offerings into additional European Countries.

The foregoing press announcement contains forward-looking statements that can be identified by such terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “plans,” “suggests,” “may,” “should,” “could,” “intends,” or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. In particular, management’s expectations could be affected by, among other things, uncertainties relating to our success in completing acquisitions, financing our operations, entering into strategic partnerships, engaging management and other matters disclosed by us in our public filings from time to time. Forward-looking statements speak only as to the date they are made. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

President of Strategic Global Investments, Inc. Garland E. Harris says, “The addition of Dr. Barbour to our board of directors is an important step in building an independent board that determines the direction of growth and the dynamics of that growth.”

“Dr. Barbour is a compassionate innovator with first class leadership skills and a stellar record of successful healthcare administrative management. Dr. Barbour has extensive knowledge of all current economic, financial and healthcare regulatory issues. She possesses vast managing skills and multiple CEO experiences.”

Dr. Barbour CEO and CMO of Clear Vue Laser Eye Center – http://www.clearvuenow.com/our-doctor says, “The four most exciting words in investing are: ‘Strategic Global Investments Incorporated (STBV).’ Initiating truly original ideas like ‘TROPTIONS for healthcare’ is the method by which we will distinguish ourselves while exploding to the top of cryptocurrency industry. I’m truly excited to be a part of the blockchain revolution.”

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons American College of HealthCare Executives
Palm Beach County Diabetes Coalition
Florida Society of Ophthalmology
T. Leroy Jefferson Society

Thursday, August 10, 2017 1:01 PM UTC

HOUSTON, Aug. 10, 2017 — Troptions Corporation, a trade exchange company transferred TROPTIONS to EarthYellowpages.com Inc, a Nevada Corporation, in exchange for advertising one of the companies of SW Innovative Holdings, Inc. (traded on OTC Pink under “SWHI”).

Garland E. Harris, President of Troptions Corporation says, “EarthYellowpages.com was a real find in our quest to help our clients and 14 million US Businesses use TROPTIONS in 12,000 sectors in 1600 markets to acquire effective online media to accomplish their customer growth goals. We turn hidden assets into purchasing power for private and public companies using TROPTIONS. This is similar to the deal that Troptions Corp. facilitated with Strategic Global Investments, Inc. – (Counterparty.io)” (traded on OTC Pink under “STBV” and on DEX under “STBV”).

Jerry Royse, CEO of EarthYellowpages.com which offers 1600 US Advertising and Real Estate Multiple Listing Services (MLS) Platforms says, “We have executed the agreement we started with Troptions on August 1, 2017. Royse and Associates, a division of EarthYellowpages.com, offers Training and Education in 1600 markets for real estate agents and investors on buying and selling real estate, incorporating advanced Asset Protection Strategies, and has showcased Leading Conferences in Resort destinations in Alaska and Hawaii for over 18 years.”

Royse says, “We are very excited to work closely with TROPTIONS – https://xchain.io/asset/TROPTIONS – on this new project to support their expansion and adoption by accepting TROPTIONS, to expand business advertising budgets to effectively reach millions of new customers and get the word out about their much needed services and products. This benefits the small and medium businesses and real estate investors in the community. We will be working with TROPTIONS to expand their market reach to include 14 million US businesses in 12,000 business sectors, to expand the options for using and redeeming TROPTIONS to grow their business, setting them ahead of everyone else.”

Troptions Corporation is a trade exchange company that is building a vibrant community using the signature cryptocurrency: TROPTIONS – http://moneybit.us/get-5-troptions-free-when-you-sign-up-for-your-wallet/ – which provides a myriad of TRading OPTIONS. It is through the corporate buying power and talented curation that over $100 million worth of TROPTIONS have been traded in 2017 for products and services. Agreements with companies like EarthYellowpages.com Inc, provides exclusive opportunities to the Troptions community other than speculative token trading. TROPTIONS are a Counterparty (XCP) Asset on the Bitcoin blockchain. TROPTIONS Initial Coin Offering – ICO is scheduled to start no later than 11/15/2017.

The target date and time for the TROPTIONS ICO is November 11th, 2017 at 12:00 am EST.

The date was chosen to honor the truest heroes of the United States, our veterans.

Troptions Corporation will donate 11 million TROPTIONS to 11 veterans organizations at 1 million TROPTIONS per organization.

Troptions Corporation has chosen Vetsville USA as the contact to determine which worthy veterans organizations will receive the TROPTIONS.

Keith Rhodes, Founder of Vetsville USA – http://www.vetsvilleusa.com/ – relates, “Vetsville USA is proud to be chosen by Troptions Corp. as a veteran organization to select 11 veteran organizations to receive 1 million each in TROPTIONS. This demonstrates Troptions Corp’s commitment to supporting our veterans. TROPTIONS is the leading cryptocurrency to reach out to our veterans in United States.”

The offering of TROPTIONS in the 1600 US markets will be subject to an SEC registration or an exemption from registration. US citizens will only be offered TROPTIONS at the time of the ICO, that are compliant with US securities laws.

Individuals or entities that acquire TROPTIONS for the purchase of goods and services are using TROPTIONS as a barter currency (trade dollar), and may not be subject to US securities laws. TROPTIONS can currently be used to purchase millions of dollars worth of goods and services. TROPTIONS are typically used for business, personal or investment purposes.

Garland E. Harris, President of STBV, says, “We believe that the TROPTIONS ICO will be the largest, most geographically comprehensive ICO, in the brief history of ICO’s. More importantly, we are honored to support America’s Finest, our truest heroes, our US veterans.”

Jerry Royse, CEO of EarthYellowpages, mentions, “This partnership will strongly support the upcoming TROPTIONS ICO. The resources, training and Internet platforms can increase the value of the upcoming ICO by creating a marketplace for thousands of businesses to accept the TROPTIONS Counterparty.io cryptocurrency.

“It also supports the upcoming ICO with the inclusion of a real estate platform to bring greater value to the ICO by positioning it for potential real estate acquisitions.

“We will be working with TROPTIONS to expand their market reach to include 14 million US businesses in 12,000 business sectors, to expand the options for using and redeeming TROPTIONS to grow their business, setting them ahead of everyone else. This could significantly increase the value of the upcoming TROPTIONS ICO.”

James E. Ward, Sr. Vice President of STBV notes, “With the Troptions ICO being introduced in new markets, Strategic Global Investments is the leader and will continue to lead the way in cryptocurrency ICO’s and blockchain technologies. This will put us in a sure footed position to deepen the new art of finance in the near future.”

Dr. Monique Barbour, Director of STBV, expresses, “I’m so excited to channel my executive skills into the heart of the Board at STBV that will designate Troptions as the priceless jewel in the cryptocurrency world.”

Bryan Stone, Director of STBV, declares, “I’m so excited about this ICO and how it’s getting ready to change people’s lives. TROPTIONS continues to set the pace in leading the cryptocurrency world with new and innovative ways to help its subscribers get the biggest bang in buying power for anything they need. Whether it’s cars, boats, businesses or planes, TROPTIONS can do it all.”

What do they know that American Universities Don’t? This may be fake news, but I somehow doubt it! https://news.bitcoin.com/russian-universities-cryptocurrency-courses/

Many universities across Russia have added new courses to their existing finance curricula that are focused on cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, and blockchain technology. They will offer these courses for the first time this academic year due to high demand.

Cryptocurrency Courses

Moscow State University.

A number of top universities in Russia will begin offering special courses and master’s degree classes devoted to the topics of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology for the first time this year, the universities told RT. The courses will be incorporated into the schools’ existing programs in the academic year 2017-2018.

The publication interviewed five universities in particular. Moscow State University (MSU)is a reputable, coeducational public research university. Sergey Studnikov, a managing board member of the MSU economical faculty, runs the Financial Analytics master’s program. He told the news outlet about the school’s new cryptocurrency courses:

We will have master classes immediately for several programs – for this we invite industry representatives.

Higher School of Economics.

At the Higher School of Economics(HSE), which is one of the leading and largest universities in Russia, the topic is included as part of the school’s Financial Technologiescourse. This course is part of the Financial Technologies and Data Analysis master’s program which was jointly launched this year with the state-owned Russian banking and financial services company, Sberbank.

The Saint Petersburg State University of Economics(Spbgeu) is devoting two sections of its existing program on banking, finance, and financial markets to cryptocurrency and blockchains. According to an associate professor of the school’s Faculty of Economics and Finance, Denis Gorulev, “to introduce a separate course here, we rely on a number of formal things – this needs to be coordinated with the Ministry of Education a lot and for a long time.”

High Demand for Crypto Classes

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), also known informally as Phystech, describes itself as “a top 5 Russian university that is highly regarded by scientists, students, and engineers alike.” The institute will teach the IT component of blockchain technology.

According to a director of the MIPT’s School of Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Andrey Raigorodsky, this field is in high demand among both students and employers. “This year we have a couple of special courses,” he told RT, adding that:

This topic is extremely popular.

There is strong demand from the school’s industrial partners, he detailed. “For example, Sberbank is working with us now – they have opened a new scientific laboratory, where research on this topic is being conducted.”

The National University of Science and Technology (Misis) is Russia’s primary technological university in the field of steel-making and metallurgy. This summer, Misis and government-owned bank Vnesheconombank (VEB) signed an agreement to create a center for new materials and breakthrough technologies with a focus on blockchain technology, the university told RT. Students will study blockchain technology at the new training center, the publication wrote, adding that:

In particular, students of MSU, HSE, Misis, MIPT and Spbgeu will learn about Bitcoin and other aspects of innovative financial technologies.